House to take up last-minute extension of FISA spy power in likely-doomed vote

Politics House to take up last-minute extension of key FISA spy power, but uproar over Bill Pulte could doom vote By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek June 11, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — House Republicans on Thursday will move forward on what's expected to be a futile effort to extend a key spy authority until early July, after President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence rattled lawmakers.The authority, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is set to expire Friday after Congress has twice punted on the issue since the original deadline in April. The lower chamber is planning to vote on another short-term extension Thursday morning that would push back the deadline to July 2. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, fast-tracked the measure, meaning it will need two-thirds majority support for passage. It's all but certain to fail. "I certainly hope that everyone will do the right thing, put politics aside, for a short-term extension. We're not asking for anything heroic here," Johnson said Wednesday. Mr. Trump upended a bipartisan compromise to renew Section 702 for three years when he announced his decision last week to appoint housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. In the role, Pulte will oversee all of the nation's spy agencies. Democrats said they would not support a renewal with Pulte installed at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. They cited his lack of a national security background and his controversial tenure at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, during which he accused several of Mr. Trump's...